Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art
Remember (Dance and its home): Classical: Kathak – Uttar Pradesh, Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam – Kerala, Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh, Odissi – Odisha, Manipuri – Manipur, Sattriya – Assam. Folk: Bhangra and Giddha – Punjab, Garba and Dandiya Raas – Gujarat, Bihu – Assam, Lavani – Maharashtra, Ghoomar – Rajasthan, Yakshagana – Karnataka. Painting: Madhubani – Bihar, Warli – Maharashtra, Gond – Madhya Pradesh, Tanjore – Tamil Nadu, Kalighat – West Bengal, Phad – Rajasthan.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Assam. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Gond painting (d) Warli painting
- 3.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Punjab (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka
- 4.🎨 Which state does Kalighat painting come from? (a) West Bengal (b) Bihar (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh
- 5.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Giddha (b) Bhangra (c) Ghoomar (d) Bharatanatyam
- 7.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Ghoomar come from? (a) Assam (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab
- 8.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 9.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh
- 11.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Gond painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
- 12.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bihu (b) Manipuri (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
- 14.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
- 15.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Manipuri (d) Kathak
- 16.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Phad painting (c) Kalighat painting (d) Tanjore painting
- 17.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c) Karnataka (d) Punjab
- 18.🎭 Which classical dance from Kerala is a dance-drama with green-painted faces? (a) Kathakali (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Odissi
- 19.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) floor (b) ceiling (c) window (d) roof
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Kuchipudi
- 21.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Odisha (d) Assam
- 22.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Assam (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Manipur
- 25.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 26.Which folk dance comes from Gujarat? (a) Garba (b) Ghoomar (c) Giddha (d) Bihu
- 27.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Yakshagana (b) Lavani (c) Garba (d) Bhangra
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Odissi
- 30.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal
- 31.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Phad painting (d) Warli painting
- 32.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
- 33.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) clay (c) paper (d) glass
- 34.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Odisha (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Manipur (d) Kerala
- 35.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Assam
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Manipuri (c) Ghoomar (d) Kuchipudi
- 37.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Mohiniyattam
- 38.True or false: the classical dance Bharatanatyam comes from Manipur. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Tanjore painting (c) Gond painting (d) Phad painting
- 40.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Giddha (b) Yakshagana (c) Bihu (d) Bhangra
Answer key
- False
- Gond painting
- Karnataka
- West Bengal
- True
- Bharatanatyam
- Rajasthan
- folk
- classical
- Kerala
- Tanjore painting
- Manipuri
- Bihu
- Tamil Nadu
- Odissi
- Kalighat painting
- Assam
- Kathakali
- floor
- Kuchipudi
- Odisha
- False
- True
- Tamil Nadu
- classical
- Garba
- True
- Bhangra
- Odissi
- Bihar
- Warli painting
- Kuchipudi
- clay
- Kerala
- Maharashtra
- Ghoomar
- Bharatanatyam
- False
- Phad painting
- Bihu
Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets